Mongols packet

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Just a reminder (or notice for those who missed class on Tuesday):

You will be quizzed on Chapters 11, 13, and 14 on the Thursday after Thanksgiving (Dec 3).

I realize that is a LOT, which is why I provided 12 pages of outlines for those chapters. If you were not in class Tuesday, try to find someone who was and get those outlines! If I can find a scanner, I will scan them for you.

See you next Tuesday...

Questions

Remember, if you didn't finish your four questions in class, finish them as homework. The questions are:

Foundations: Gender Questions
Directions: Answer the questions comparatively with analysis. For example: Women in Sub-Saharan Africa and Pre-Columbian America were in charge of economics in the marketplace. This is because in these matriarchal societies the women controlled the land and were thus in charge of those items produced from the land.
1.What part did women play in trade, business, or commercial activity?

2.What influence did a woman’s education have in determining job opportunities during this time period?

3.How would you characterize the difference in opportunities for elite and non-elite women?

4.How did women fit into the bureaucracy of these kingdoms or empires? Did this influence their political or legal rights?

Project Proposal

Due Wednesday:

1-Name(s) of group member(s)
2-Specific Topic
3-1 paragraph--What do you know about this topic already?
4-1 paragraph--Why is this a good topic, especially with regard to the NHD theme?
5-Medium--How will you present your information? (backboard, powerpoint?)



ALSO: please note that the new 6 week reading list is posted to the left. Week 7 (Byzantines) is due on Friday.

Test Delay

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, I'm clearly going nuts.

With that said, I'm going to try posting here anyway:

The test originally scheduled for tomorrow has been delayed. There are two important reasons for this:

1-I want you to get the Mental Map done, and done well.

2-I'm reasonably certain that most of you have completely forgotten that there WAS a test tomorrow.


TOMORROW: we will peer grade your in class essays. 2nd period, we will also peer grade your Snapshots.


One final note: I will have the new 6 week reading list for you tomorrow. If you have not yet gotten the week 1 reading (from the Bentley book), make sure you get it from me tomorrow.

Happy Mental Mapping!

EXAM #2 REVIEW

but first: 2nd period I NEED YOUR STAMP SHEETS BY MONDAY... or you will have zeros on the progress report.

Exam #2 Review:

WHAP EXAM #2—Classical Societies

Writing
How to break down a prompt
Effective theses

Classical empires
Han
Gupta
Greece
Rome
How did they rise to prominence?
What did they have in common?
What factors led to their decline?
Be able to compare and contrast

Cross-Cultural exchanges
Who? (…was involved)
What? (…was exchanged. Think: ideas, goods, diseases, etc).
Where? (…did ideas/goods/diseases/ people travel to? from?)
How? (…did new ideas, etc. change cultures? In what way were they changed?)

Manana

Don't forget! Your first timed writing assignment is tomorrow, October 20.

BIG HINT: make sure you are finished and familiar with the DECLINE OF EMPIRES PACKET....

(tell your friends!)

EXTRA...;

....credit... yeah, that's right!

Read this article: "Inflation and the Fall of the Roman Empire"

Write a 2 paragraph response. A response that addresses the major idea(s) and ties in those ideas with other materials we've read in class will earn you 20 points of extra credit (that's almost one full homework grade).

Hey Everyone!

I hope you got lots of work done on your mental maps on Tuesday & got caught up on some work.

Remember tomorrow is the week 6 quiz as well as the graded discussion on the Changing Hellenistic World.

Decline of Empires

Decline of Empires Assignment

Due Friday

Thursday

1-Essay Prompt: Discuss changes in intellectual development in the Greek influenced areas from 500 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E.
(due Monday--typed if possible)

2-Today's reading: The Changing Hellenistic World

Some noteworthy notes:

1-Make sure you pick up both the Greek & Roman Political Institutions article AND the Bentley week 5 reading packet from me (neither is available in digital form... yet).

2-We're off track with our reading schedule and everything else, so the week 5 reading quiz will be October 4... PLEASE GET CAUGHT UP ON YOUR READINGS!!!

3-Remember, you need to have at least 2 of your SPEC sheets done by next Tuesday... yes, this will count as a project grade!






Oh, you're still reading? Good. So, you'd like some extra credit? How 'bout this:

Catch up on the news from the last week. Find an article on CNN.com or bbc.com or some other news site that you like. Print it out (or cut it out) and write a paragraph explaining the connection between what you read and what we have been studying for the last couple of weeks. This is EXTRA credit... so I will be picky. I'm looking for some real thought, not just a few obvious factoids.
Due: Tuesday, September 28

REMINDER

The exam has been moved to FRIDAY. However, PLEASE devote some time to your review guide before class tomorrow so we can target specific areas to review, rather than just going over some random stuff.

Also, we will go over: Hinduism (Law of Manu) packet, Great Revolutions, and SOAPS #2. Have them all completed.

WEDNESDAY

If you were on the field trip, you need to come see me ASAP for two important things:

1-SNAPSHOT project. There are three things you need for this. You can get them from me, or print them out:

* Instructions
* SPEC Sheets (You need 4 of these)
* Map (you will need a piece of legal sized paper for this--that's 8/12 X 14)

2-EXAM 1 REVIEW--The exam will take place next Wednesday, September 22
* Review Guide + Study tips
* Religion Matrix --Use this to compare the religions we've studied so far. Adapt this matrix to review anything, from different civilizations to social classes... anything.
(YES, I will have copies of these available by the end of the school day Wednesday. Please stop by & pick them up BEFORE the long weekend!)

Monday...

First: The reading list has been updated for the entire six weeks. PLEASE CHECK IT!

Second: The reading quiz for week 3 will be on MONDAY, September 20.

Third: Today's homework is not yet available in digital form. If you missed class, please see me ASAP for the reading "Great Revolutions in Religion and Thought."

The reading and accompanying questions will be due Monday, September 20.

Hindu Caste System Reading & Questions

Today's reading & questions: The Hindu Caste System

Check back by Friday to find the updated reading list for Week 3.

Rare Opportunity

I don't often offer extra credit (there is no extra credit in the real world!), but occasionally...

Read this and write a two paragraph plus a position statement response. Paragraph 1=points Diamond makes that you agree with. Paragraph 2=points he makes that you disagree with. Wrap it up with a position statement: Overall do you agree or disagree with Diamond and why?

20 points extra credit toward your essay grades...

(credit will not be given after Monday, September 13)


PS... Major mad props to anyone who can tell me what a "Luddite" is in class on Thursday...

Please see me on Friday for the Bentley readings.

Find the Stearns reading & questions (handed out in class today) HERE

TWO SIDES READING

Here is today's homework reading: "Two Sides To Every Story"

Please have this read by class on Thursday, September 2.

WELCOME!

Welcome to Ms. Stark's WHAP blog for 2010-2011!

This is where you will find resources and links that you will use throughout the school year.

Most of the handouts I give will be placed on this page. If you lose something or miss a day of class, check here first!

Ms. Stark